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Bhattacharya’s newly launched journal sparks debate
The journal is the brainchild of Bhattacharya, a physician and economist at Stanford University, and epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff, a former Harvard University biostatistician who became known for his opposition to lockdowns.
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A newly launched open-access journal co-founded by Jay Bhattacharya, Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the National Institutes of Health, has stirred controversy over its publishing model and the founders’ past views on COVID-19 policies. Its editorial board also includes Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Johns Hopkins University surgeon Martin Makary, who opposed vaccine mandates.
The Journal of the Academy of Public Health, promises an “innovative approach” to scientific publishing. Backed by the RealClearFoundation, a right-leaning nonprofit, the journal claims to promote intellectual accountability, viewpoint diversity, and open peer review.
Unlike traditional journals, it eliminates “article gatekeeping” by publishing all submissions from its invited members, along with peer reviews. Martin Kulldorff, one of the editors-in-chief, argues that this model allows rapid dissemination of research without the delays of conventional peer review.
The publishing model “allows scientists to publish their research in a timely and efficient manner without wasting valuable scientist time and resources”, wrote Kulldorff, in a perspective in the first issue of the journal.
However, the approach has raised concerns among scholars. ““This seems like more of a club newsletter than a scientific journal,” said Gigi Gronvall of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, as reported by Wired.
Marcus Munafò, a research culture expert at the University of Bristol, warned that academia is already struggling with an unsustainable increase in journals and papers, adding that preprint servers might be a better alternative for rapid publication.
The journal’s launch comes amid scrutiny of Bhattacharya and Kulldorff’s past criticism of COVID-19 lockdowns, further fueling debate about the publication’s credibility and potential impact on public health research.
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